Unicorn theatre, LondonRejected by adults, the far-from-home heroine is embraced by cheering children in Debbie Hannan's comical show If you took one of Tove Jansson's Moomins, sprayed them …
Actor hopes Owain and Henry, one of two new productions by the Welsh National Theatre, will be a 'defining moment' He has been celebrated for playing the roles of a British prime minister an…
Officers attended theatre in Southend after reports of altercation at end of Paul Chowdhry's show Police were called to a comedy show in Essex after a fight broke out in the audience, which …
As ultra-conservative attitudes to sex and gender re-emerge, performer Jen Byrne's Weimar act is increasingly radical " even convincing one woman to leave her husband Fast-forward on a tape …
Director Kevin O'Hare announces staging of NYCB choreographer Peck's 2014 piece, as well as new works by Akram Khan and Cathy Marston A ballet by one of New York's hottest choreographers, se…
It was a time of high-octane thrills as cavorting couples put themselves through brutal competitions in the hope of winning the equivalent of a year's salary. Now sculptor Nicole Wermers has…
King's Head theatre, LondonA dysfunctional brood gather at a wedding-cum-funeral in actor-writer Rosie Day's dark comedy A wedding is repurposed into a funeral in writer-actor Rosie Day's da…
David Tennant and Cush Jumbo in Shakespeare's tragedy, a puppet-powered transformation for Yann Martel's novel and Anna Chancellor in a Restoration-era comedy are among this month's highligh…
Wardrobe theatre, BristolDaisy Kennedy and Mia Macleod tussle with capitalism, class cliches and the cost of living in this smart two-hander Meet Daisy and Mia. One is working class, the oth…
Palace Theatre, New YorkKieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr lead an impressive new staging of the bleak yet darkly funny drama The new revival of David Mamet's seminal play Glengarry G…
Hampstead theatre, LondonSophie Melville and Laura Whitmore star in an ambitious yet flawed play about the pressures of parenthood John Donnelly's new play is perceptive about early parentho…
Equity union says filming scenes at home amounts to unpaid labour and reinforces elitism Actors seeking their next role are now routinely asked to "self-tape" their auditions, a practice tha…
Priyanka Shetty combines personal and political in #Charlottesville, a play that explores the deadly 2017 white supremacist rally She had moved from India to live the American dream. Priyank…
Dashing American actor best known for his many roles in hit TV series including Dr Kildare, The Thorn Birds and Shogun Despite becoming a lauded stage and film actor, Richard Chamberlain, …
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonAt 65, Eclair has faced down adversity, her own ego, sexism and the menopause " and always found a way to keep cheerfully telling the tales Standup show or book t…
Dmitry Krymov, who fled Moscow after the Ukraine invasion, plans Dickens hybrid with UK and Russian actors The acclaimed Russian stage director Dmitry Krymov the winner of many of Moscow's t…
Theatre Royal Stratford East, London; York Theatre Royal Azuka Oforka's bold, ambitious play confronts the horrors of slavery, while Emma Rice takes on Hitchcock's classic, sidelining suspen…
Octagon, BoltonSarah Brigham's new production is beautifully designed but struggles to capture the drama's claustrophobic tension Before it got into the hands of readers, John Steinbeck's 19…
Sadler's Wells; Paul Hamlyn Hall, Royal Opera House, LondonAthletes and dancers meet each other halfway in Rachid Ouramdane's latest. And Pam Tanowitz taps into Covent Garden's past while re…
In 1966, 16-year-old Norma Ingram was 'presented' to Sydney society. Now her granddaughter, the playwright Dalara Williams, has written a play celebrating the historic vibrancy of Redfern Ge…
Little Angel theatre, LondonThe big top pops up inside a book as puppeteer Lizzie Wort whirls through a jaunty carnival of acts Roll up, roll up! Abracadabra! There's barely a trad circus tr…
Sadler's Wells East, LondonJules Cunningham explores themes of marginalisation in a masterful collaboration with Le Tigre's JD Samson and a piece that echoes Merce Cunningham Last time Jules…
Theatre Royal BathDespite its cleverly conceived monochrome set and some compelling songs, this series of stories from the master of suspense is a letdown Alfred Hitchcock had confirmed his …
Lafayette, LondonAn irreverent mix of erotic trapeze, penis tricks and audience participation won't disappoint groups out for a laugh " and a gasp If anything needs its own word, surely it's…
York Theatre RoyalFun, intelligent and powered by Rice's joyful whimsy, this playful take on the spy movie is a crowd-pleaser Mistaken identity fires Alfred Hitchcock's Kafkaesque 1959 spy t…